(VOVworld) – UK police identified Khalid Masood as the attacker who killed 5 people near the House of Parliament before being shot dead, the Reuters news agency reported on Thursday.

Armed forces are increased around the Parliament in London after the attack on March 22 (Photo: EPA/VNA)

The 52-year old Masood was born in Kent southeast of London and lived in the central region of the UK. He had a criminal record but was never convicted of any act of terrorism. In a statement, London police said Masood was not the subject of any current investigation and there was no previous intelligence about his intention to conduct an attack.

The attack left 5 people dead and 40 injured after Masood drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before crashing his car in front of Parliament and attacking the police with a knife.

On Thursday, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent his condolences to UK Prime Minister Theresa May.